Acts 6:13 “where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops s…”

Acts 6:13

where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

World English Bible

and set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

American Standard Version

and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against this holy place, and the law:

Geneva Bible 1599

And set forth false witnesses, which sayd, This man ceasseth not to speake blasphemous wordes against this holy place, and the Law.

Darby Translation

And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;

Young's Literal Translation

they set up also false witnesses, saying, 'This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,

Bible in Basic English

And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:

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Cross references

“set”

Acts 6:11 Psalm 27:12 Psalm 35:11 Psalm 56:5

Acts 6:11 · BSB

Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”

Psalm 27:12 · BSB

Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.

Psalm 35:11 · BSB

Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.

Psalm 56:5 · BSB

All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.

Also

Acts 21:28 Acts 25:8 Acts 7:58 Matthew 24:15

Acts 21:28 · BSB

crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy…

Acts 25:8 · BSB

Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”

Acts 7:58 · BSB

They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Matthew 24:15 · BSB

So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,

14For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

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